Question About Minors

Overview

In this minor, students with an interest in printmaking can develop their practice in one or more media by working with ideas and techniques drawn from their major or by treating printmaking as another area of practice. This minor provides a scaffolded
pathway for students to learn about visual culture, technologies, and craft through traditional and contemporary printmaking by making prints, experimenting with processes and ways of working, and discussing histories and contexts for printmaking
and printed matter. Students are expected to develop their ideas and understanding of their work, creating links between their visual thinking, creative process, and their visual work. The minor also gives students the opportunity to work toward a
senior project or advanced projects that involve printing editions or self-publishing.

The Printmaking minor requires successful completion of 18 credits across two subject areas, as outlined in the chart below.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

A student who has completed this minor should be able to demonstrate:

An understanding of the relationships between historical, cultural, social, or conceptual themes and making, both verbally and visually

Competency in guiding and planning his or her own work process, schedule, and development of an advanced idea and final work, including mocking up, iterative thinking, and good craft

Competency in critique of peer work, with a focus on evaluating and giving feedback on work in progress

Strength in leading critique of his or her own work, including framing questions for feedback and receiving and engaging critique on work in progress

Strength in the usage of one or more printmaking media, with attention to the use of media in relationship to content development in working process and final work

ELIGIBILITY

Minors are available to all undergraduate students at The New School, though some minors are closed to students in certain majors (please see the list of preclusions for
more details). Students may declare minors outside of their own colleges. To explore this option, contact your academic advisor.